O’Herlihy to ‘leave it there’ when next World Cup draws to a close

Some Sunday in early Jul 2014, the World Cup will be held aloft, but it won’t be the only seismic event in sport that day — Bill O’Herlihy will be vacating his anchorman’s chair for good.

Yesterday, the genial Corkman and doyen of sports broadcasters confirm-ed that when the trophy is hoisted at the Maracana, he will be taking his leave from our screens.

Last night O’Herlihy launched his autobiography, We’ll Leave It There So, written in collaboration with Irish Examiner journalist Ewan MacKenna, who last week won Sports Journalist of the Year at the National Newspapers of Ireland awards.